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dave1342
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posted on October 2nd, 2011 at 01:02 PM |
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my square
well i went and bought a squareback whoop whoop here is some pics of work so far not found much rust so all the usual rot spots look pretty good
although never had a type 3 before (had busses and bugs in the past)[img]
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posted on October 3rd, 2011 at 02:22 PM |
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Hi Dave, I had a 73 Square just like that one for years. They drive the best out of all type3s I think.
Your car seems to be mostly complete and standard, So thats a good thing. I hope you do not find too much more rust to fix.
Keep the updates coming on your progress. I'm sure you will like it when you start driving it.
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posted on October 3rd, 2011 at 02:47 PM |
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my first car (non road goer) was a 73 square.
71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE
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posted on October 3rd, 2011 at 04:20 PM |
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i have been building a 72 the same color for my wife
welcome to the type 3 fold, great cars i have a 70 notch aswell
heres the one i been cleaning up for the wife
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posted on October 3rd, 2011 at 06:19 PM |
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Thanks guys I always wanted one of these took a while to get the wife onboard mind ha ha. Im not convinced about the colour think that's gonna have
to change. Im not scared of a bit of rust coming from UK have had a few old dubs in the past and the best I had back there had heaps more than this so
I'm pretty chuffed so far had done a fair but of digging around it and hardly anything at all. Will keep posting progress when I can
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posted on October 3rd, 2011 at 07:41 PM |
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Those 2 cars look like simular colours but I think the 72 is Wattle and 73 is Mustard. I like all the factory colours, If you paint them standard
colour its much easier and its never wrong. My 2c but hey it's your hot rod.
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posted on October 3rd, 2011 at 09:48 PM |
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I'm gonna go standard colours and if it was any other colour I wouldnt care but when I look at it I think it looks like a taxi and can't stop
thinking about it that way ha ha. The roof lining is shot so that's all out now along with the dash switches etc I figure if Im gonna paint it which
I still would have had to do if I kept it the same colour I may aswel change it to something I like and paint the inside too
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posted on October 3rd, 2011 at 10:10 PM |
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true the one im building is wattle
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posted on October 4th, 2011 at 06:37 PM |
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That is cool as! I'm currently looking around for a square myself. Looking forward to seeing your progress
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posted on October 4th, 2011 at 07:46 PM |
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might be a bit slow as working a fair bit grr and funds are low but i can at least get all the free stuff done like dismantle and some mechanicals. im
in North Brissy by the way if anyone is close by who knows a bit about these cars might be handy. as i said before i have been a bus and beetle man in
the past so there a little new to me.
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posted on October 30th, 2011 at 10:01 PM |
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Slow progress but here's some more pics
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posted on October 30th, 2011 at 10:06 PM |
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Can anyone tell me if this is normal it seems to have been sealed with fibre glass or something I thought it as gonna be hiding something sinister but
when I scraped some off just metal,
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posted on October 30th, 2011 at 11:00 PM |
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and some more.
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posted on October 30th, 2011 at 11:43 PM |
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Don't forget to remove the fresh air box, you can feel up and inside for rust. More than likely it's there.
If it is, it's not hard to cut an inspection hole in from the boot. In the 'bulge' at the back of the boot, just below the fresh air inlet you will
see a line of spot welds ~2/3rds of the way up. Stay above that line. If you start high and work your way down, there is a seam of rubber/body filler
there and best to stay away from that if you can to ease repairing. Or eve nbetter make a removable panel you can check in there once in a while.
I love '73's, best of the lot
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posted on October 31st, 2011 at 12:21 AM |
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fresh air box is out and no rust at all will post a pic when i get around to it
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posted on October 31st, 2011 at 08:28 PM |
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great progress
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posted on October 31st, 2011 at 10:37 PM |
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Fresh air vent
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posted on October 31st, 2011 at 10:48 PM |
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Think my welding needs a bit more practice
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posted on October 31st, 2011 at 10:51 PM |
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posted on October 31st, 2011 at 10:52 PM |
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posted on November 1st, 2011 at 10:01 PM |
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Great to see another type 3 getting ready for the road!!
If you can;t feel any rust inside the fresh air vent, amke sure you fill it will a rust preventer to it stay's that way.
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posted on November 8th, 2011 at 05:04 PM |
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Managed to have a morning fixing up the window
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posted on November 8th, 2011 at 06:58 PM |
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good work, great to see your getting stuck into it
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posted on January 12th, 2012 at 03:52 PM |
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Not been on here for a while. Been making slow but steady progress.........
Hardly any rust but heaps of little dents on every panel grrrrrrrr
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posted on January 12th, 2012 at 03:57 PM |
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Have been a bit slack taking photos......
Cleaning the glue and old carpet off isn't a fun job but getting there.
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posted on January 12th, 2012 at 07:40 PM |
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what town ya in brother
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posted on January 12th, 2012 at 11:04 PM |
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Brisbane, Northside
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posted on January 13th, 2012 at 06:06 AM |
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sorry bud a tad to far
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posted on January 13th, 2012 at 07:32 PM |
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Started to strip some of the flaking underseal stuff and....
And some more
And a bit more
And some primer
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posted on January 15th, 2012 at 07:14 PM |
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mate great job!
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